The report is combined research (deep interviews, qualitative researches, desk-researches) which can interest: - The manufacturers of paint and coatings materials; - The enterprises - consumers of paint and coatings materials in different fields of industry (machine-building, automobile, furniture, construction etc.); - The suppliers of raw materials for paint and coatings industry; - The leading market operators specializing in different paint and coatings materials sale; - Marketing agencies and specialized printed editions; - Potential investors in paint and coatings industry.

Research objective: to evaluate the main tendencies and to forecast the main points (parameters) of the development of paint and coatings industry in the period up to 2010.

The results of the investigation will give the opportunity to: 1. Compare the forecasts of the paint and coatings materials manufacturers with the prospective demands of the industries - consumers to create the effective assortment policy; 2. Develop the effective concept of paint and coatings materials promotion on the market in Russia in the period up to 2010; 3. Create sound price policy in accordance with the prospective price niche structure of the paint and coatings materials market; 4. Arrange the effective distribution system taking into account the tendencies of domestic paint and coatings materials market changes; 5. Plan paint and coating industry modernization according to the market demands in the period up to 2010; 6. Develop the strategy of row materials purchases to manufacture paint and coatings materials in accordance with the tendencies of the row materials market changes; 7. Compare the paint and coatings market experts' opinions with State Statistic committee data about the production and consumption of paint and coatings materials in Russia; 8. Discover possible ways of science and engineering progress in the field of paint and coatings materials technologies in the period up to 2010.

The following experts and organizations took part in deep interviews:- High management of paint and coatings enterprises; - Well-known experts in paint and coatings field in Russia; - Paint and coatings experts from information agencies, research institutes, specialized editions; - Middle management of paint and coatings enterprises; - Marketing experts from paint and coatings enterprises; - Experts in paint and coatings technologies; - High and middle management from woodworking enterprises, furniture factories, machine-building plants, instrument-making plants and other industrial enterprises using paint and coatings in the process of manufacturing of their products; - Management from construction organizations using paints and coatings to finish the buildings; - Representatives of foreign companies - manufacturers of row materials for paints and coatings which use Russian enterprises; - Representatives of Russian companies - manufacturers of row materials for paint and coatings materials.

The following aspects are covered in the research:- Prospects of capacity changes of paint and coatings materials market in Russia according to the main segments: automotive paint and coatings materials (to paint buses, cars and lorries, motocycles and bicycles, agricultural engineering); - architectural paints and coatings (to finish the buildings both inside and outside, then primers, fillings, impregnations ); - industrial paint and coatings materials (to paint vessels, plastics, vans, for anticorrosion protection of metal structures, powder paints ); - furniture paints and coatings etc.; - Market shares of both foreign and domestic paint and coatings brands in Russia in different segments, tendencies of development; - Regional peculiarities of the development of Russian paint and coatings market in segments; - Analysis of the row materials market potential for the production of paint and coatings materials in Russia, tendencies of the development. The forecast of the new market players appearance in row materials field in Russia.

1. THE MAIN TENDENCIES OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF PAINT AND COATINGS MARKET IN RUSSIA UP TO 2010.

1.1 Modern level and structure of national paint and coatings production. The main prospects and tendencies of development 1.2 Export and import of paint and coatings materials. Evaluation of paint and coatings market capacity in Russia and the forecast of its changes. 1.3 The forecast of paint and coatings consumption structure in Russia through different market segments (architectural paints and coatings, furniture, automotive, industrial etc.)

2. THE TENDENCIES OF THE MARKET DEVELOPMENT OF PAINT AND COATINGS MATERIALS TO PRODUCE PAINTS AND COATINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN RUSSIA UP TO 2010.

2.1 Modern condition and the tendencies of the construction industry development in Russia 2.2 Modern level and the structure of national architectural paint and coatings materials production. The main prospects and tendencies of development 2.3 Export and import of architectural paint and coatings materials Evaluation of architectural paint and coatings market capacity and the forecast of its changes 2.4 The forecast of the architectural paint and coatings materials consumption volumes and structure depending on the use (masonry paints and coatings, interior paints and coatings, groundings, fillings, impregnations) 2.5 The forecast of the architectural paint and coatings materials consumption volumes and structure in different regions of Russia. 2.6 The forecast of the consumption volumes and structure of architectural paint and coatings materials depending on price niche 2.7 Modern architectural paint and coatings materials distribution system and prospects of its development 2.8 The forecast of the consumption volumes and structure of architectural paint and coating materials depending on the type of the binding material. 2.9 Prospect assortment of architectural paint and coatings materials on Russian market. Ideas and recommendations how to create the assortment policy at paint and coatings enterprises in respect to architectural paint and coatings materials in the period up to 2010.

3. THE TENDENCIES OF AUTOMOTIVE PAINT AND COATINGS MARKET DEVELOPMENT IN RUSSIA UP TO 2010.

3.1 Modern condition and tendencies of automotive industry development in Russia. 3.2 Modern level and national automotive paint and coatings industry structure. The main prospects and tendencies of development 3.4 Export and import of automotive paint and coatings materials. Evaluation of domestic market capacity of automotive paint and coatings materials and the forecast of its changes 3.5 The tendencies of the market development OEM paint and coatings materials up to 2010. 3.5.1 Modern level and national enamels production structure. The main prospects and development tendencies; 3.5.2 Export and import of OEM paint and coatings materials. Evaluation of market capacity of OEM paint and coatings materials and tendencies of its changes 3.5.3 The forecast of the consumption volumes and structure of OEM paint and coatings materials depending on price niche up to 2010 3.5.4 The forecast of the consumption volumes and structure of OEM paint and coatings materials depending on the type of binding material 3.5.5 Prospect assortment of OEM paint and coatings materials. Ideas and recommendations how to create the assortment policy at paint and coatings enterprises in respect to automotive pain and coatings materials up to 2010. 3.6 The tendencies of car-repair paint and coatings materials development up to 2010. 3.6.1 Modern level and structure of car-repair paint and coatings materials production. The main prospects and tendencies of development; 3.6.2 Export and import of car-repair paint and coatings materials. Evaluation of market capacity of car-repair paint and coatings materials and tendencies of its changes 3.6.3 The forecast of the consumption volumes and structure of car-repair paint and coatings materials in different regions of Russia up to 2010 3.6.4 The forecast of the consumption volumes and structure of car-repair paint and coatings materials through price niche up to 2010 3.6.5 Modern distribution system of car-repair paint and coatings materials and prospects of its development 3.6.6 The forecast of the consumption volumes and structure of car-repair paint and coatings materials depending on the type of binding material up to 2010 3.6.7 Prospect assortment of car-repair paint and coatings materials. Proposals and recommendations how to create the assortment policy at paint and coatings enterprises in respect to car-repair paint and coatings materials up to 2010.

4. TENDENCIES OF INDUSTRIAL PAINT AND COATINGS MATERIALS MARKET DEVELOPMENT UP TO 2010.

4.1 Condition and prospects of development of industries - consumers of industrial paint and coatings materials (metallurgy, machine-building, shipbuilding, plastics industry etc.) 4.2 Modern level and structure of national industrial paint and coatings production. The main prospects and tendencies of development 4.3 Export and import of industrial paint and coatings materials. Evaluation of market capacity of industrial paint and coatings materials and the forecast of its changes 4.4 The forecast of the consumption volumes and structure of industrial paint and coatings materials depending on their application ( to protect metal constructions, to paint railroad cars and metro cars, to paint vessels, powder paints, fire-proof compositions, to paint glass, to paint roll metal etc.) 4.5 The forecast of the consumption volumes and structure of industrial paint and coatings materials in different regions of Russia 4.6 The forecast of the consumption volumes and structure of industrial paint and coatings materials through price niche 4.7 Modern distribution system of industrial paint and coatings materials and prospects of its development 4.8 The forecast of the consumption volumes and structure of industrial paint and coatings materials depending on the type of binding materials 4.9 Prospect assortment of industrial paint and coatings materials on Russian market. Ideas and recommendations how to create the assortment policy at paint and coatings enterprises in respect to industrial paint and coatings materials in the period up to 2010.

5. THE TENDENCIES OF MARKET DEVELOPMENT OF IMPORT ROW MATERIALS FOR PAINT AND COATINGS INDUSTRY IN RUSSIA UP TO 2010.

5.1 Modern problems of row materials supply for Russian paint and coatings materials production 5.2 Evaluation of import volumes and structure of import row materials both at present and in the period up to 2010 5.3 The forecast of the consumption volumes and structure of different binding materials for paint and coating materials production 5.4 The forecast of the consumption volumes and structure of pigments for paint and coatings materials production 5.5 The forecast of the consumption volumes and structure of additives for paint and coatings materials production 5.6 Analysis of the row materials market potential to produce paint and coatings materials in Russia, the tendencies of development. The forecast of new market players appearance on the row materials market in Russia.

RESEARCH PROJECT DISCRIPTION

Objective:to discover out the main tendencies of coatings field development in Russia up to 2010 through different segments of Russian market.

Goals:- to forecast the future prospects of coatings market development in Russia;- to determine the potential capacity of Russian coatings market by 2010;- to forecast the rate of growth of coatings materials production and consumption up to 2010 in Russia;- to forecast the tendencies of changes of import coatings materials consumption volumes in Russia up to 2010;- to determine the volumes of import row materials consumption for the coatings production in Russia and the rate of their growth up to 2010;- to forecast the segmentation of coatings materials market through the consumption parameters and to find out the coatings materials which will have been the most prospective by 2010;- to find out the ways of creating the manufacturing potential of coatings materials depending on the consumers demand in the Russian Federation in the period up to 2010.

Methodology:- standard deep interviews of the experts in the field being studied or of the representatives of the focus groups with high social status;- questionnaire design through Face to face method.

Volume of sampling:100-120 respondents.

Respondents:- High management of paint and coatings enterprises;- Well-known experts in paint and coatings field in Russia;- Paint and coatings experts from information agencies, research institutes, specialized editions;- Middle management of paint and coatings enterprises;- Marketing experts from paint and coatings enterprises;- Experts in paint and coatings technologies;- High and middle management from woodworking enterprises, furniture factories, machine-building plants, instrument-making plants and other industrial enterprises using paint and coatings in the process of manufacturing of their products;- Management from construction organizations using paints and coatings to finish the buildings;- Representatives of foreign companies - manufacturers of row materials for paints and coatings which use Russian enterprises;- Representatives of Russian companies - manufacturers of row materials for paint and coatings materials.

The review can be further elaborated and updated to meet individual customer requirements. In addition, we are able to perform custom-tailored market researches concerning chemical products which are not shown in the below list.